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Purplecty 10-22-2020 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by 80stech (Post 1193511)
It's a lot of guessing if you don't actually measure the draw to see if there is even a problem, how bad it is, where it is coming from and even if you have it fixed or if it can happen again.

I agree! I need to figure out where the draw is if there is one. After fully charging it and leaving it all night with the alarm deactivated, it was at 12v on the cluster this AM. My question for the FSR is will there by the typical symptoms of the fan not working properly? Running after car is off and or asleep? Or can it just cause a parasitic drain without any of these symptoms because I don't have any of these? I will check the battery voltage on the cluster later as I don't have my multimeter with me...

80stech 10-22-2020 02:44 PM

Lots of things can cause a draw/drain without other symptoms which is what can make it hard to track down. You can only measure a draw with an amp/milliamp meter. You need to measure current not voltage.

Purplecty 10-22-2020 02:58 PM

So far the battery voltage has not dropped from 12v for around 5 hours using TEST9 using the unlocked IKE test...

c-bass 10-22-2020 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Purplecty (Post 1193543)
So far the battery voltage has not dropped from 12v for around 5 hours using TEST9 using the unlocked IKE test...

Doing the what to who now??

more info please as I'll be chasing down one of these issues myself shortly

Purplecty 10-22-2020 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by c-bass (Post 1193553)
Doing the what to who now??



more info please as I'll be chasing down one of these issues myself shortly

https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/s...ked&styleid=50

Are you asking how to unlock the cluster?

Purplecty 10-22-2020 08:18 PM

After work the battery showed 11.8-11.9v. According to this 11.8-12v is not good?https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...b822fd80f1.jpg

puddinboo 10-22-2020 08:25 PM

If you have no amperage draw with the sav sitting, I would say you have a bad battery.
What if you fully charge the battery and disconnect it from the vehicle and let it sit over night and check it in the morning and see what the voltage is at. That would be a tell tale if it's the battery or not. It definitely should stay above 12v easily.
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Originally Posted by Purplecty (Post 1193562)
After work the battery showed 11.8-11.9v. According to this 11.8-12v is not good?https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...b822fd80f1.jpg

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80stech 10-22-2020 09:06 PM

You are not doing that test and you aren't using the listed procedure or equipment to do it so why would you even look at that chart ??

Purplecty 10-22-2020 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by 80stech (Post 1193569)
You are not doing that test and you aren't using the listed procedure or equipment to do it so why would you even look at that chart ??

Yeah you are correct! I was just going based off the elapsed time and the voltage I am seeing on the cluster which isn't helping much...

c-bass 10-22-2020 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Purplecty (Post 1193555)
https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/s...ked&styleid=50

Are you asking how to unlock the cluster?

No, what the "TEST9 using the unlocked IKE test"

Is that basically using your display as a DMM or does it actually test something?


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